In video statement recorded yday & circulating today, #Damiba addresses #BurkinaFasoCoup for 1st time since it began on Friday. He highlights 26 Sept attack on Gaskindé convoy as one of the sparks for the coup, leading to “tensions, misunderstandings & criticism”. Gaskindé was …
2/ … to some extent the Inata of this coup - the spark that lit up the fuel that was e.g. growing frustration over choice of int’l security partners; worsening security situation; Zoungrana’s continued imprisonment; perception #Damiba had become a “civilian politician”
3/ In video, #Damiba criticises Traoré for mutinying when his grievances “should have been addressed through dialogue”. But frustration in part of #MPSR was also based on the perception that Damiba was going it alone and casting aside those who had helped him seize power
4/ But all in all, #Damiba reiterates that “with #BurkinaFaso’s best interest in mind”, he resigned in order to safeguard the unity of the armed forces, and he wishes #Traoré success - and indeed 1 of the main challenges for him going forward will be to unite divided army
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